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DgPf-18: Handprint rock art at the Sandstone Ranch site, North Milk River

Description

In 2017, Archaeological Survey staff investigated claims of rock art being present on a sandstone outcrop located at Sandstone Ranch, lands owned and managed jointly by the Nature of Conservancy of Canada, the Alberta Conservation Association, and the Alberta Fish and Game Association. A preliminary visit to the outcrop resulted in the identification of a couple of red ochre handprints and smears. The rock art was identified as Foothills Abstract Tradition rock art. This paper discusses the significance of this newly identified rock art and how it relates to the distribution of other red ochre handprints and smears in Plains rock art.

Updated

November 28, 2023

Tags
Archaeological Survey of Alberta Foothills Abstract Tradition North Milk River Northern Plains archaeology rock art

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Arts, Culture and Status of Women

Contributor

Pecka, Trevor R.

Contributor

Turney, Michael

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Resource Dates

Date Created

2023-11-28

Date Added

2023-11-28T21:53:31.048849

Date Modified

2023-11-28

Date Issued

2023-11-28

Audience information

Identifiers

ISBN (pdf)

9781460158944

ISSN (online)

2562-7848

Usage / Licence

Licence

No licence

Contact

Contact Name

Archaeological Survey of Alberta